KARACHI, May 22: Dazzling centuries by openers Fakhar Zaman and Mubashir Ahmed were the highlights of the remaining three quarter-finals in the Mehdi Hasan Memorial KCCA Inter-club cricket tournament here on Wednesday.

The left-handed Fakhar smashed a whirlwind 118 off 83 balls with the aid of 14 boundaries and one six as Pakistan CC trounced Alamgir Gymkhana by eight wickets at the KCCA Stadium.

Off-spinner Junaid Ilyas earlier grabbed four wickets for 17 runs in restricting Alamgir Gymkhana to 173-9 in the allotted 40 overs.

Mubashir scored an undefeated 102 to help Pak Korangi CC crushed Al-Noor Gymkhana by nine wickets at the TMC Ground.

Mubashir, who adorned his 106-ball knock with 10 fours and one six, shared a first-wicket partnership of 149 with Ashraf Ali (78 with nine boundaries) as their side made light work of their 213-run target with 24 deliveries to spare.

Slow left-armer Shahid Ali captured four wickets for 19 and Hasan Sajjad struck 60 (eight boundaries) while guiding Landhi Friends to a six-wicket victory over Dawood Sports in a low-scoring game at the Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

Malir Gymkhana, inspired by a brilliant Khurram Manzoor, had already qualified for the semi-finals on Tuesday after cruising to an eight-wicket win against Nazimabad Gymkhana at the TMC Ground.

The semi-finals will be played at a later date with favourites Pakistan CC taking on Pak Korangi CC and Malir Gymkhana facing Landhi Friends, according to KCCA tournament secretary Touseef Siddiqui.

Summarised scores: Pakistan CC beat Alamgir Gymkhana by eight wickets at KCCA Stadium.

ALAMGIR GYMKHANA 173-9 in 40 overs (Faraz Abdullah Shah 22, Mohammad Waqas 18; Junaid Ilyas 4-17, Adnan Kaleem 2-23); PAKISTAN CC 175-2 in 29.2 overs (Fakhar Zaman 118, Anwar Ali 22).

Pak Korangi CC beat Al-Noor Gymkhana by nine wickets at TMC Ground.

AL-NOOR GYMKHANA 212 in 40 overs (Ahmed Iqbal 43, Umar Imtiaz 39, Jawwad Alam 39; Mohammad Zohaib 3-38, Osama Basharat 2-32, Owais Iqbal 2-44); PAK KORANGI CC 217-1 in 36 overs (Mubashir Ahmed 102 not out, Ashraf Ali 78, Mohammad Zohaib 25).

Landhi Friends beat Dawood Sports by six wickets at Landhi Gymkhana Ground.

DAWOOD SPORTS 126 in 38.1 overs (Saeed bin Nasir 39, Shiraz Ali 36; Shahid Ali 4-19, Mohammad Asif 2-10, Afaq Ahmed 2-32); LANDHI FRIENDS 127-4 in 22.5 overs (Hasan Sajjad 60, Faizan Khan 43 not out; Noor Wali 2-21).

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